How To Lose Weight

Overweight people are usually defined as those exceeding 20% or more of their ideal body weight. Being obese or overweight can mean a risk to your health and you should be seeking assistance in helping you to lose weight. If you ignore this advice, you run the risk of contracting diabetes or heart disease.

Obesity is the leading cause of Type 2 diabetes. Excess fat causes the body to be resistant to insulin and your cells can't get enough energy. While Type 1 diabetes is heredity, Type 2 diabetes can be attributed to the lifestyle of a person and their intake of fats and sugar. Problems occur when the fats in the body accumulate and resist insulin.

Childhood obesity is of particular concern, especially as the incidence of overweight children has more than doubled over the last 30 years. Statistics tell us that 16% of youngsters in the States between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight. These figures are a warning, research tells us, because overweight children eventually become overweight grown-ups and, therefore, they are likely to have health problems.

Many people believe that to lose weight you need to go on a "crash diet". They don't necessarily pay attention to the type of food they eat; they just cut back on the calories. The problem with this method is that the body will react to the calorie drop-off and automatically adjust itself by lowering our metabolic rate - resulting in us not losing weight.

Crash diets don't work. You need to ignore most of what you have heard about the likes of "low carbs" or "low fat" diets. These things may give you temporary weight loss, but you should be concentrating on adopting an eating style that allows you to eat 4 meals a day, without feeling hungry, and which will lead to permanent weight loss. This is against traditional thinking, I know, but such a program does exist that will help you to lose weight permanently without you having to starve yourself.

Efficient weight loss involves regulating your food intake. Be aware that you could be eating certain foods at the wrong time of day, so your body doesn't burn calories and instead stores fat. Calorie burning will be maximised when you consume certain food at certain times of the day. This is not conventional thinking, but the unusual eating plan increases your metabolism - you will lose weight. Many, many people worldwide can vouch for the success of this eating style.

This eating program is sometimes referred to as the "Shifting Calories" because it involves shifting certain types of food eaten. You eat your normal 4 meals a day, without skimping, but the concentration is on eating irregularly on a daily basis. Amazingly, even though there is no food restriction, the body is tricked into raising its metabolism through shifting calories. It is the irregular eating program, then, that helps you to lose weight.

You wont feel deprived of food with this eating style as a great choice of carbs, proteins, vegetables and fruit is available. You can compile various menus on your choice of food types, as long as you adhere to the shifting calories eating method. Feel free, then, to trial this very successful program.

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